COUNCIL OF STATE PRESIDENTS

By: Shawn Guerette, Thomas Ward, Katie

Kemp, and Sarah Trandel

ICEBREAKER RULES

Each of you will be given a pack of M&M’s.

Open your pack of M&M’s and pick 3 colors to set

aside.

You are free to eat your M&M’s, but don’t eat the 3

you set aside

M&M COLORS

Give your name, the state you are from, and answers to the 3

colors you have chosen.

Red – Most Embarrassing or Memorable Moment

Orange – Goals

Yellow – Hobbies

Green – Achievements

Blue – Most Exciting Place You Have Visited

Brown – Strangest Food You Have Eaten

NSNA B OARD & COMMIT TEE UPDATES

NSNA President: Ryan Bannan

Legislation/Education: Caroline Miller

Bylaws and Policies: Tanya Davis

Global Initiatives in Nursing: Johanna

Bridges

Breakthrough to Nursing: Jae Lim

Community Health/Disaster

Preparedness: Megan Goodman

Membership: Caroline Miller

Financial Update: Kelly Bell

Convention: Adam Tebben

Imprint: Sabrina Lozier

Image of Nursing: Sabrina Lozier

Nominating & Elections: Kaitlin

Lovato, Chair, Nominating and

Elections Committee

Resolutions: Susan Hansen, Chair,

Resolutions Committee

Administrative Update: Cathy Ramos,

Membership Staff Specialist

INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR THE COSP PLANNING

COMMITTEE?

The COSP Planning Committee is composed of 4 State Presidents. One from

each region of North, South, East, and West.

At Annual Convention 4 representatives are elected, and 1 is elected as COSP

Chair. At Mid-Year Convention 3 representatives are elected from the regions

not taken by the COSP Chair.

The COSP Chair serves a 1 year term, while the COSP representatives serve a

6 month term.

Eligibility Requirements are as follows: you must be a state President or

President-elect, be the state President for at least ¾ of your term on COSP, if a

member of the COSP Planning Committee is no longer able to fulfill their duties

as state President, they lose their eligibility to serve on the COSP Committee

If you have any questions about running for the COSP Planning Committee

feel free to talk to us during the break!

COSP PLANNING COMMIT TEE CANDIDATES

Nick Greathouse – Arizona - West

Shawn Palmer – California - West

Kellyanne Quinn – Colorado - West

Allison Scully – Maine – East

Chandler Cracraft – Missouri – North

ELECTION AREAS

North – Nebraska, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Kentucky,

Minnesota, South Dakota, Virgin Islands, Kansas, North Dakota, Illinois,

Indiana, and Iowa

South – Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Puerto Rico,

Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Louisiana,

East – Maryland, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, West Virginia, New York,

Massachusetts, Maine, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia,

Connecticut, DC, and Vermont

West – California, Guam, Alaska, Utah, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon,

Arizona, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and Hawaii

SHARING CIRCLES

Increasing Membership

Strategies to Mediate

Transitions/Communication

Convention Planning/Fundraising

WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE RULES

On the first turn, person #1 chooses a gift,

opens it, and it is admired by all ... you hope!

On the second turn, person #2 gets the

choice of "stealing" any unwrapped gift

(#1's) or choosing a wrapped one. On the

third turn, person #3 gets the choice of

"stealing" any unwrapped gift (#1's or #2's)

or choosing a wrapped one. Game continues

based on the following:

1. - If a gift is stolen from you, you can steal

a gift from someone else (see #3 and #4

below), or open a new one.

2. - Turns proceed until everyone has a gift.

A turn is ended when a gift is opened and

(hopefully) admired by everyone.

3. - A gift cannot be stolen more than once

in a turn.

4. - The third "owner" of a gift gets to keep

it - it is unavailable to be stolen again.

At the end of the last turn, the first person

(who had no choice at the beginning) can

choose to put back his or her gift and steal

any gift that is still available - see #4 above.

Then the gift "exchange" is started again (see

#3 and #4 above) and ended when someone

either chooses or is forced to take the gift

given up by person #1.

SHARING CIRCLES

Sharing of Accomplishments

COSP Planning Committee Election

INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR THE COSP PLANNING

COMMITTEE?

The COSP Planning Committee is composed of 4 State Presidents. One from

each region of North, South, East, and West.

At Annual Convention 4 representatives are elected, and 1 is elected COSP

Chair. At Mid-Year Convention 3 representatives are elected.

The COSP Chair serves a 1 year term, while the COSP representatives serve a

6 month term.

Eligibility Requirements are as follows: must be a state President or President-

elect, must be the state President for at least ¾ of their term on COSP, if a

member of the COSP Planning Committee is no longer able to fulfill their duties

as state President then they lose their eligibility to serve on the COSP

Committee

COSP PLANNING COMMIT TEE ELECTION

Each candidate must be nominated by their election area of North, South,

East, and West.

Each state President is allotted 1 vote from within their election area,

state President-Elects are not eligible to vote.

State Presidents and the NSNA Board of Directors are allotted 1 vote for

the COSP Chair position

Voting will take place by Secret Ballot

The current COSP Planning Committee aids in the voting process while

the tellers from the Nominations and Elections Committee Count the

ballots.